Scoot Somewhere far

I used to say, I love planning things I’ll never do, and then doing them. This is one of those plans and one of those things.

So I’ve decided that I want to scoot somewhere far, and then scoot back home. The plan at the moment is to scoot first to Wave Rock, then from Hyden to Norseman, on to Eucla, across the border and across the Nullarbor to Ceduna. After eating many many Oysters in Ceduna i'll travel north through Coober Pedy, up to Uluru and then back along the Great Central Road and the Outback Way through Leonora and Leinster, across to Mt Magnet and then down through lots of places I’ve never heard of back to Perth.

Obviously I need to do a lot more research, some of the roads I’ve chosen may not be suitable for a scooter, I’ll need to be careful about distance between petrol stations also with my tiny little tank. I’ll also need permits and things to go through some areas.

Food, Water, Shelter, Fuel.

So I’ll have a little tent and a big warm sleeping bag, and I wont think about snakes ever. No snakes in the outback. None at all. I’ll camp most of the time and occasionally treat myself to a hotel room.

I’ll have to carry a lot of water and at this stage have no idea what I will eat. I’ll have to carry a spare jerry can for fuel, and spark plugs and a little took kit for fixing things on the bike. I’ll have to get someone to show me how to fix things. I’ll have to get an extra comfy special seat for the bike.

So I’m thinking of taking 3-4 weeks for this little trip. Doing a lot of planning beforehand but having the freedom and enough time to change my mind whenever I want and stay an extra night or go on a detour for a couple of days. This will be a solo trip. Just for me. I’ll have to document it somehow, maybe get myself a good camera.

So this trip is now officially on my list of things I definitely absolutely must do some day. The deadline for this one will be 4 years.

I must scoot somewhere far across a desert or two and back before the end of 2014.
Done.